Primary Legislative Databases & Web Sites
- ProQuest Congressional PublicationsSearch across current and historical documents of the United States Congress, many of which are included in full text. It includes the U.S. Serial Set (the published working papers of Congress), Congressional Hearings, the Congressional Record (through 1997) and hundreds of thousands of House and Senate reports, State of the Union messages, Congressional journals, hearings, high-resolution maps, and more.
- Congress.govLegislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes the text, summary, & status of Congressional bills & resolutions; activity in Congress; Congressional Record; schedules & calendars; Committee information; treaties.
- Govinfo.govGovinfo provides free public access to official federal publications and documents, including Congressional Bills, Hearings, & Reports; the Congressional Record; Public Laws; Federal Register & CFR; Presidential documents, and more.
- LegisLink (U.S. Congress)"Reasonable URLs to Cite Legislation" - Locates Bills & Resolutions, Statutes at Large, Current Legislation, Public Laws, Roll Call Votes and allows comparison of Roll Call Votes (1990-present).
- U.S. Serial Set (ProQuest Congressional)The U.S. Serial Set (1789 - present) contains the published working papers of Congress. It includes hundreds of thousands of House and Senate reports, State of the Union messages, Congressional journals, hearings, high-resolution maps, and more.
Additional Research Databases
- American State PapersThe American State Papers are comprised of important executive and legislative documents published from 1789 to 1838. They are not a complete record of the activities of that time period, but selected important documents and papers.
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774-1875Search Continental Congress & the Constitutional Convention, Journals of Congress, Debates of Congress and Statutes & Documents.
- Homeland Security Digital ArchiveOver 65,000 important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents related to homeland security, as well as specialized resources from universities, organizations, and local and state agencies.
- Nexis UniIncludes Federal & State Statutes, Codes & Regulations. Also contains full text of Law Journals.
